By: Daniel Nix

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Topic Sentence Jeopardy

• By Daniel Nix
• Period 7
• Mr. Goller

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In the biography Edison A Biography by Matthew
Josephson, it states that the improvement of the
light bulb was one of the hardest things Edison
had ever done. In a two paragraph essay, list
some challenges that Edison faced.
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Why was the celebration of the completion of the
Panama Canal cut short? Use facts from the book
Path Between the Seas the Creation of the
Panama Canal, 1870-1914 by David McCullough and
your observations to support the answer.
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In the book The Panama Canal The Crisis in
Historical Perspective by Walter LaFeber, John F.
Wallace was appointed chief engineer and was
expected to accomplish completing the canal. In
a short essay, describe some events that
eventually led Wallaces to resignation.
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In Emily Dickinsons poem, she states success is
counted sweetest by those who nere succeed.
Describe how surrounding details in the poem
support this statement. Use specific examples
from the poem to support your response.
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Most people have a life long goal of being able
to work in the job that they always wanted. They
can work hard in school to receive a higher
degree or they can work very hard at the job they
have to get up to the level they want. In a
short paragraph, describe your dream job and how
you hope to reach it in the future.
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When Thomas Edison created the phonograph, it was
an instant success to the public. Choose three
challenges that Edison faced to create the
phonograph and explain how he overcame them. Use
information from the book Thomas Edison Wizard
of Light and Sound by Amy Graham to support your
answer.
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Many wealthy citizens of the US have been in or
created a well developed and successful business.
For some this took many years to reach while for
others it took less than a month. In a short
paragraph, describe your ideas of how to be in a
success business.
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When Marie Curie extracted a small amount of
radium from pitchblende, she faced many small and
large challenges. Choose four challenges that
Curie faced and explain how she was able to
overcome them. Use specific facts from the book
Marie Curie and Radioactivity by Connie Colwell
Miller.
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How did Marie Curie end up discovering radium and
polonium? Use information from the book Marie
Curie The Woman Who Changed the Course of
Science by Philip Steele and your own
observations to support your answer.
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Olympic dreams are reached by the people who
train their whole life and have the experience,
physically fit body, and the determination to
win. They are able to be in the Olympics because
they want to accomplish their personal goals or
because they feel the need to do it for friends
or for someone they know. In a three paragraph
essay, describe what you would be willing to do
and why if you had the chance to qualify for the
Olympics.
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Many challenges can be listed about one of
Thomas Edisons hardest accomplishments the
improvement of the light bulb in the biography
Edison A Biography by Matthew Josephson.
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In the book Path Between the Seas the Creation
of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 by David
McCullough, many observations and facts can be
said about why the celebration of the completion
of the Panama Canal was cut short.
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Many events led to John F. Wallaces resignation
when he was appointed chief engineer and expected
to complete the Panama Canal in the book The
Panama Canal The Crisis in Historical
Perspective by Walter LaFeber.
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Specific examples can be used to explain how
surrounding details in the poem supports the
statement success is counted sweetest by those
who nere succeed in the Emily Dickinsons poem.
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My dream is to be a professional meteorologist
and be able to predict the weather on tv by
working as hard as I can in school and earning my
Doctors degree in college.
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According to Thomas Edison Wizard of Light and
Sound by Amy Graham, Edison faced and overcame
many challenges in order to create the phonograph.
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Many ideas could be considered as to how someone
could create or be in a well developed and
successful business like many wealthy US
citizens, and I have a method of how to do this.
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According to the book Marie Curie and
Radioactivity by Connie Colwell Miller, Curie had
to face and overcome many challenges when she
tried to extract a small amount of radium.
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In the book Marie Curie The Woman Who Changed
the Course of Science by Philip Steele, many
observations can be said about Marie discovering
polonium and radium.
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If I was able to have the chance to qualify for
the Olympics, I would train every day very hard,
eat a strict healthy diet, and train my mind to
be calm in stressful situations because I would
have a personal goal of winning and making myself
proud.
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Topic Sentence Jeopardy
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CREDITS

• Created By
• Daniel Nix
• Period
• 7
• Teacher
• Mr. Goller